Some gunmen on Saturday invaded the Ode Oriya community in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State and abducted the traditional ruler of the community, Adeniyi Adelana. A source in the community told PUNCH Metro that the hoodlums stormed…

No fewer than 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, were feared dead when a boat conveying them from a burial ceremony capsized on the River Benue in the Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. According to…

Colleagues of a Lagos teacher, Peter Shodipe of Ijaiye Ojokoro Junior College, have appealed to authorities to thoroughly review the circumstances surrounding a drama presentation that allegedly triggered panic among students in the school. Shodipe was arrested after a co-curricular…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have launched a major offensive against terrorists and bandits in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, destroying several criminal hideouts and logistics bases during ongoing clearance operations. The…

A 22-year-old man, Abdulmalik Bakare, and two other persons have been reportedly killed by suspected cultists who invaded the Oreta community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The father of the deceased, Tunde Bakare, said in an interview with…

A 23-year-old man, Ben Wazabanga, has been found guilty of murdering a United Kingdom-based Nigerian, Ayowale Aladejana, and will be sentenced on July 13. The UK Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement on Friday following Wazabanga’s conviction by a…

Residents of the Bara community in the Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State have blamed an unfinished road construction project for the devastating flood that claimed the lives of a woman and her granddaughter and destroyed several houses and…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Ikechukwu, for allegedly importing shirts and towels laced with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine into Nigeria from Brazil. The agency disclosed that the 41-year-old suspect was…

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have set ablaze a block containing five classrooms and a staff office at Government Day Secondary School, Kautikari Village, in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred around 6:45 p.m.…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, said it had arrested no fewer than 97 persons in connection with various criminal activities in some parts of the state. According to the corps, the suspects were allegedly involved…

Panic has gripped Pissa Village in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State following a deadly attack by suspected bandits who killed three residents and set several houses ablaze. The incident, which occurred on Saturday morning, also triggered a…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for allegedly importing shirts and towels impregnated with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine into Nigeria from Brazil. The agency said the 41-year-old suspect was…

A fire outbreak triggered by a spark from a high-tension electricity transmission line has destroyed a containerised supermarket along Lubcon Road in the Mandate Area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred in the…

A woman who went shopping on Sunday at the popular Vegetable Market off Airport Road in Benin City was reportedly abducted. The woman was at the market with her husband and children when gunmen reportedly arrived at the scene and…

The Oyo State Police Command has debunked a viral video alleging the movement of about 300 Lakurawa terrorists into the state. The Command described the video as false, misleading, and deliberately designed to cause fear and panic among residents. This…